Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday stayed firm on blocking a planned extension of the EU’s economic sanctions against Russia, forcing EU governments to discuss the issue at a much higher level next week. Sanctions were set to be extended on Wednesday, but that did not happen after the Italian government instructed its...

JOSEPH BIDEN, America’s folksy vice-president, is not known as an enforcer—except in Ukraine, where he has become the spearhead of American policy. This week Mr Biden made his fourth visit to Kiev since Ukraine’s Maidan revolution and delivered a fiery speech in parliament, imploring the country’s leaders to eradicate “the...

It is expected that the forum will outline the prospects for cooperation in various fields. The representatives of Belarusian and Polish cities will discuss the joint projects in 2016-2020 under the cross-border cooperation program “Poland-Belarus-Ukraine”. …read more Source:...

Between January and October 2015, Bulgarian exports to third countries amounted to BGN 13.6 B, representing an increase of 0.8 % compared to the same period in 2014. This is revealed by the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Thursday. The main trading partners of Bulgaria were Turkey, China, Serbia,...

LONDON — Set against the backdrop of escalating challenges to European security from Russia and the Middle East, NATO’s recent announcement that Montenegro is to be the transatlantic Alliance’s 29th member might seem an inconsequential footnote. This tiny Balkan state in the southern Adriatic will add just 2,000 active military...